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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1942
Page
10
A Washington dispatch reports the OPA and WPB will soon enforce rationing rules on canned foods and require inventories before purchases. Paper shortages stem from manpower limits, mills, and power, with industry left to choose product cuts. Government rules may keep in-restaurant prices tight for takeout or wrapped items.
New York report on wartime substitutes from the Museum of Modern Art display shows glass, paper, and plastics replacing metal and fabric in home goods. Woolly mentions include doormats of cornhusk, glass fire grates, plastic kitchen tools, and metal replacements in cookware.
A list of elected trustees and appointees to boards from various civic groups is detailed, naming individuals from Boy Scouts Salvation Army Y.M.C.A C.W.C.A M.C.A Family Service Bureau and more. The report covers past year presentations and includes appointees from member agencies and civic clubs.
Due to Christmas holidays the Enterprise asks for service member photos be delivered by 3 p m Wednesday December 23 for publication in the Sunday December 27 issue. The notice repeats the deadline and emphasizes timely submission for the paper.
Growers in Spain must secure official government authorization to plant tobacco under current regulatory rules. The measure governs cultivation, with agencies overseeing licensing, compliance, and potential penalties for noncompliance.
The document lists varied pay by rank from staff sergeant at 96.00 down to private at 50.00 for enlisted personnel and notes commissioned officers receive pay comparable with their grades. The figures reflect a structured military compensation table released in the section.
A roster of local club leaders and members appears, naming Horace Haworth Civitan W T Powell Kiwanis Noble Praig Rotary W F Robinette Exchange H A Cecil Lions Byron Haworth Roy Culler Monarch Helen Dunkelberger Mariel Burnett Altrusa Everett Marsh Junior Service League Mrs Fred White Scarver Women’s Club and related associates.
Japanese casualties and remains lie near the Ambaga and Kumusi River Maus mouth with 196 enemy dead already buried by our troops and many more awaiting burial. The cruiser sinking occurred off Madang on the New Guinea coast above Lue and Salamau as enemy naval forces operate off the northern coast.
General MacArthur reports heavy bombers attacked a convoy near Vitiaz Straits northwest of Buna. Two merchant ships and five warships were damaged. a flight cruiser sank after its powder magazine exploded. Allied planes shot down two Zeros. Other actions include harbor entries at Madang and Finschafen, and strafing a small cargo ship near Portuguese Timor. Seven New Mexico national forests noted.
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